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Admiral King Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
1506th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 3% of Ohio elementary schools
Summary

Admiral King Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lorain, Ohio, serving 268 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lorain City School District, which is ranked 740 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Admiral King Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 15-20% of Ohio elementary schools, with proficiency rates significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9.5% of 5th graders were proficient in science, compared to 28.1% in the Lorain City district and 63.4% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47.9% to 60.1% over the past few years.

While the nearby Garfield Elementary, Larkmoor Elementary, and Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary schools also perform poorly, some, like Larkmoor and Toni Wofford Morrison, demonstrate relatively stronger academic performance compared to Admiral King. Additionally, the two Lorain Preparatory Academy and Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy charter schools in the area generally outperform the traditional public schools in the Lorain City district.

278
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,743
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 720 Washington Ave
       Lorain, OH  44052-1465

(440) 245-6315

District: Lorain City


Students who attend Admiral King Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    General Johnnie Wilson Middle School
High:    Lorain High School
    New Beginnings
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
37.1%
White:
25.9%
African American:
22.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (18% vs 64% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school18%
District avg29%
Ohio avg64%
1,506th of 1,558
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 36 pts since 2015
From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
9th of 10Elementary Schools in the Lorain City
740th of 828Lorain City among Ohio districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20254.91506 of 15583.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.51485 of 15775.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.71416 of 159611.3%★☆☆☆☆
202214.71314 of 158817.3%★☆☆☆☆
202111.91364 of 161015.3%★☆☆☆☆
201921.81340 of 167620.0%★☆☆☆☆
201831.61206 of 163626.3%★☆☆☆☆
201735.01182 of 165128.4%★☆☆☆☆
201638.21145 of 167831.8%★★☆☆☆
201551.01017 of 168439.6%★★☆☆☆
201437.81231 of 168727.0%★☆☆☆☆
201338.41244 of 170126.9%★☆☆☆☆
201234.31303 of 170923.8%★☆☆☆☆
201152.71056 of 168637.4%★★☆☆☆
201037.51237 of 166225.6%★☆☆☆☆
200944.31145 of 161028.9%★☆☆☆☆
200832.11224 of 158222.6%★☆☆☆☆
200762.8735 of 160954.3%★★★☆☆
200651.8910 of 150439.5%★★☆☆☆
200560.9663 of 150155.8%★★★☆☆
200472.4396 of 147173.1%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20249.2594 of 6031.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202329.5421 of 61031.0%★★☆☆☆
202242.9299 of 60150.2%★★★☆☆
202129.1365 of 53331.5%★★☆☆☆
201936.2387 of 60536.0%★★☆☆☆
201836.0395 of 59833.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20253.01429 of 14521.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.41401 of 14664.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.01457 of 14831.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.31417 of 14884.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.91293 of 146711.9%★☆☆☆☆
201927.41162 of 150222.6%★☆☆☆☆
201827.31169 of 151823.0%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201830.8698 of 7598.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20258.4249 of 2593.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.8219 of 2346.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.1206 of 2164.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201953.298 of 22857.0%★★★☆☆
201858.585 of 23964.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20255.21421 of 14733.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.11401 of 14845.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.61254 of 144713.3%★☆☆☆☆
202218.61158 of 141918.4%★☆☆☆☆
202115.91155 of 140417.7%★☆☆☆☆
201930.11131 of 146522.8%★☆☆☆☆
201842.6972 of 146533.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20252.21451 of 14661.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.81388 of 14856.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.81294 of 149813.6%★☆☆☆☆
202212.61293 of 151814.8%★☆☆☆☆
20219.11316 of 149912.2%★☆☆☆☆
201915.51315 of 153514.3%★☆☆☆☆
201833.51111 of 153627.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
20250.31173 of 11750.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.91190 of 12424.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.41142 of 127110.1%★☆☆☆☆
201822.81107 of 130915.4%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Gifted and Talented (2018)8th percentile-18 vs school
Hispanic (2025)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school
Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school
African American (2024)1st percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)1st percentile~ school
White (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts21%-42 vs state
Mathematics18%-45 vs state
Science10%-54 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 278 students attended Admiral King Elementary School.

Students at Admiral King Elementary School are 37% Hispanic, 26% White, 22% African American, 15% Two or more races.

Admiral King Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Ohio elementary schools.

Students who attend Admiral King Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : General Johnnie Wilson Middle School
High : Lorain High School
High : New Beginnings


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